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Press release
Basel, Switzerland
04 November 2024
EUROFIMA European Company for
the Financing of Railroad Rolling Stock
("EUROFIMA")
Approved Capital
Increase
About EUROFIMA
EUROFIMA is a supranational
organisation located in Basel, Switzerland. It was established in
1956 based on an international treaty between 25 European sovereign
states so far (each a "EUROFIMA
Contracting State").
EUROFIMA fulfils a mission to
support the development of public railway transportation in Europe.
It supports the railways which are its railway shareholders as well
as certain other railway bodies in renewing and modernising their
equipment. EUROFIMA lends the proceeds of its borrowings and equity
capital, where relevant, pursuant to loans entered into between
EUROFIMA as lender and its railway shareholders as borrowers for
the financing of the purchase by its railway shareholders of
railway equipment.
Approved Capital Increase
On 19th June, 2024 EUROFIMA
announced that it initiated the process to increase its share
capital. At an Extraordinary General Meeting of EUROFIMA that was
held on 13th June 2024, the General Assembly of EUROFIMA approved a
resolution that its share capital shall be increased from
CHF2,600,000,000.00 by CHF50,000,000.00 to CHF2,650,000,000.00
through the issuance of 500 Class B registered shares with a par
value of CHF 100,000.00 each. Today the capital increase of
EUROFIMA as announced on the 19th June, 2024 come into
force.
The Board of Directors on 17th June
2024 determined that the capital increase was conducted in
accordance with the applicable regulations. The amendment of the
share capital in Article 5 of EUROFIMA's Statutes was reviewed by
the 25 EUROFIMA Contracting States during a three-months period
from 30th July, 2024 to 30th October, 2024. The Swiss Department of
Foreign Affairs notified the EUROFIMA Contracting States that the
review period had ended and that, as no objection was raised, the
amended Statutes can come into force. Today the Commercial Register
of Basel, Switzerland informed EUROFIMA that the amended Statutes
are registered and thereby became effective.
Further information in relation to
EUROFIMA is available at:
www.eurofima.org
For enquiries:
EUROFIMA European Company for the
Financing of Railroad Rolling Stock
Christoph Pasternak, CEO
christoph.pasternak@eurofima.org
Meret Oppenheim Platz 1C, 4053
Basel, Switzerland
Phone: +41 61 287 3360
Fax: +41 61 287 3240